He could have done the backroom deals without flaunting a hook up. Or hooking up with his subordinates. He probably would’ve got away with it a lot longer had he not done the dumb shit. That’s what I meant by tech bro stardom.

I know they don’t make them. I was saying knowing how the chips are manufactured at the engineering level to make sure suppliers are doing things properly is not a skill most CEOs have.

They are likely scared because most of them have stock options no doubt. Huang was a rarity - a CEO who was also an engineer who understood chip making so he was uniquely fit for the job. He was also with the company it’s entire existence. He clearly could not handle being launched into tech bro stardom in recent years and made dumb fucking choices. Not to mention any new guy will likely be more willing to make cuts should the stock take further hits from this scandal.

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